Details About Apples

Apples are crunchy, sweet, edible fruits belonging to the rose family. These fruits are rich in vitamins and minerals. They are also excellent sources of water, dietary fiber, sugar, and energy. They are either colored red or colored green.

Cultivation of apple trees actually began in Central Asia. Apple trees can grow up to 15 feet tall in cultivation. In the wild, they can grow up to 30 feet tall.

A large number of these fruits are produced in China, United States of America, Poland, Turkey, Brazil, India, and Italy.

These fruits have more than 7,500 known cultivars. Different cultivars of these fruits are available and found both in subtropical and temperate climates.

Human Consumption and Products

They can be consumed raw, baked into pies, or cooked into sauces. They can also be used to flavor salad and some meat dishes. Additionally, they can be frozen, dried, or canned.

Famous desserts made up of these fruits includes apple cake, apple pie, apple crumble, and apple crisp, to name a few.

These fruits can as well produce apple cider vinegar, apple juice, pectin and apple seed oil.

As you can see, these fruits have lots of uses. That justified why they are termed by certain individuals as versatile fruits.

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Interesting facts about these fruits

1. United States of America massively produced organic ones every year.

2. The only apples native to North America are crabapples.

3. They ripen fast when placed in a room temperature.

4. Number of apples needed to produce one gallon of apple cider is 36.

5. Bushel of apples can weigh up to 42 pounds while peck of apples can weigh up to 10.5 pounds.

6. They are excellent sources of phenolic compounds.

7. Some red apple cultivars contain anthocyanin.

8. In the United States of America, caramel apples (stained with cooled caramel) and candy apples (coated with crystallized sugar syrup) are in demand.

9. During Jewish New Year, they are eaten with honey to symbolize a sweet new year.

10. These fruits are the main ingredients of apple jelly and apple butter.

11. British love to eat toffee apples, a dish mainly made up of apples.

12. Applejack, calvados, and apple wine are alcoholic beverages produced from these fruits.

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These fruits are known for what?

They are known to improve one's neurological health and one's well-being, lower bad cholesterol, prevent dementia, ward off certain types of cancer, prevent obesity, prevent diabetes, fend off anemia, and prevent constipation. Lastly, they also aid in skin care and dental care.

Nutritional Value

For every 200 grams of apples, you’ll obtain:

12 mg of Calcium

0.08 mg of Zinc

0.24 mg of Iron

2 mg of Sodium

214 mg of Potassium

22 mg of Phosphorus

10 mg of Magnesium

0.070 mg of Manganese

0.36 mg of Vitamin E

9.2 mg of Vitamin C

0.034 mg of Thiamine

0.182 mg of Niacin

0.122 mg of Pantothenic Acid

4.8 g of Dietary Fiber

27.62 g of Carbohydrates

0.34 g of Fat

In addition, they can provide you with lots of phytochemicals, including catechins, quercetin, flavanols, epicatechin, and procyanidins, among others.

What's more, they contain only a small amount of fat and calories. Thus, great for one's wellness or well-being.

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Upon knowing the many benefits that these fruits can give you, I’m sure that the only thing that you want to do now is to take hold of and eat apples. They’re after all not only super foods, but they are super flavorful as well.

Finally, if you have excellent ideas about these fruits, do not hesitate to share it in the comment section. Readers are surely going to love it.

Thanks for sharing your ideas about apples, Nick Sanchez. Thanks also for visiting and exploring my hub. I appreciated it very much!

Nick Sanchez 3 weeks ago

Apples are not only delicious and nutritious, but they are one of the most popular fruits on earth as well.

Almost every day we eat apples, both green and red. We do it because these fruits can provide us with natural sugar, lots of energy, vitamins, and minerals.

On weekends, we make and eat apple pies. Usually, we paired this apple dish with ice cream or heavy cream. It is an apple dish that we love to indulge on a regular basis.

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Cerio 3 weeks ago

Thank you for visiting and exploring my hub, Guest. I appreciated it very much!

Guest 3 weeks ago

Apples are one of the fruits that we eat everyday. They are our favorite fruit among fruits.

These fruits are able to provide us with vitamins and minerals. They also provide us with sugar, fiber, and energy. There is no question that apples are one of the healthiest foods that we can masticate today.

Thanks for visiting and exploring my hub, Apple101. I appreciated it very much!

Apple101 4 weeks ago

Apples are full of essential nutrients. And that's so true. These fruits are great for snacks. Your body will thank you if you eat these fruits on a daily basis.That's what my entire family doing. We eat at least one apple a day.

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Cerio 4 weeks ago

Thank you for sharing your thoughts about apples, Bricks Kulpo! I appreciated it very much!

Bricks Kulpo 4 weeks ago

Eating green apples is a habit of mine. I chow down on green apples thrice a week. When I eat these fruits, I feel energized and invigorated. Plus, they're natural and free from unwanted chemicals, thus, great for my overall wellness.

Thanks for sharing this article about apples. Learned lots of new things from it. Such a great read.

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